The Stretch You Should Do if You Have a Desk Job

The Stretch You Should Do if You Have a Desk Job
Parking your butt in a chair all day can wreak havoc on your gym routine. “When you sit a lot, your quads and hip flexors tighten,” says Men’s Health Fitness Director BJ Gaddour, creator of Bodyweight Cardio Burners, a 20-minute equipment-free workout DVD that burns belly fat. “This impairs your performance whenever you squat, lunge, run, or jump, and places strain on your lower back and knees.” (For more awesome fit tips sponsored by EAS, check out Next Top Trainer, a MH competition to find the country’s best fitness coach.) Combat the problem with the quad hip flexor stretch, which you can see Gaddour demonstrate in the video above. Do it for 2 to 5 minutes on each side every day. Make sure to keep your glutes contracted and your abs crunched so you ribs rest directly over your pelvis. Original article and pictures take http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/stretch-you-should-do-if-you-have-desk-job site